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Excerpt from the
February 2012
“THE
RISE OF THE GOLF CART BRIGADE!
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These are exciting times at Trinity! Besides a flourishing ministry
we are also in the midst of a historic building project. When all is
complete we will have 28,000 square feet of new space as well as the
re-purposing of most of our current space!
The challenge of a building project is, of course, all the mess and
inconvenience that construction brings. Temporarily, we have limited
access getting in and out of our building and it’s a little farther to
park and then get inside. We are working hard to keep these factors
from discouraging people from coming to worship or any of the many
events going on here.
This has spawned a new and important ministry for us that many now
affectionately refer to as the
Golf Cart Brigade!
I believe it was Roy Collette who championed the idea of bringing in
golf carts to help elderly and mobility-challenged worshippers get
from their cars in the parking lot to the doors of our building and
back. It’s been “door to door service” and “service with a smile!”
these past months! Beside providing a very valuable and functional
service, the golf cart brigade volunteers will tell you, this has
been a great way to meet new people and share some meaningful
conversation each Saturday or Sunday. (Great opportunities for new
hospitality!)
Obviously, we have been blessed with a mild winter and a minimum
amount of snowfall (so far)… But thanks to the service of the golf
cart brigade we have seen a number of our mobility-challenged friends
at worship this winter that are not usually able to get out and get to
worship during normal winter conditions! This certainly leads us to
ask the question whether we might want to continue the golf cart
brigade after our construction is completed!
I want to thank all those who have faithfully stepped forward to be a
part of this crew and weathering the elements of winter conditions:
Steve Hamner, Mark Boe, Barry Adams, Dan Dahle, John Ihlenfeld, Dennis
Engel, Dean Shankland, Steve LaCount, and of course, Roy Collette!
This is just another example of Trinity’s hospitality and how people
of this congregation rise to the challenge to meet a need when they
see it.
Please help us: 1)
Spread the word
to others that this ministry is available each Saturday and Sunday to
help those that might otherwise be discouraged from attending due to
the winter weather or construction.
2) Please be sure to
pat our friendly and faithful volunteers on the back
when you see them! And finally
3) Please
consider “signing on” as part of our golf cart brigade
as a way to help others. As the current crew will tell you, it’s been
an easy way to serve and have some fun in doing it!
All
God's Blessings, Pastor John Lestock
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